A bunch of PC games are available for free today, including Injustice: Gods Among Us and Farming Simulator 14 and 16. An older LG flagship phone is available for $149… and while its dated specs might not make it the best smartphone you can buy, at that price it makes a pretty decent Android 8.1 […]
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Lilbits 6-18-2020: Maybe Chrome will be less of a memory hog
Google’s Chrome web browser is fast, versatile, and… a bit of a resource hog. But that could be about to change for Windows users. Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 May 2020 Update includes a change that could allow the Edge web browser to reduce memory consumption by as much as 27-percent. And the folks […]
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Daily Deals (4-14-2020)
Amazon is offering deep discounts on select Echo products including smart speakers and displays, but Amazon-owned Woot is offering even deeper discounts on select products — you can pick up a current-gen Echo Dot for just $25. Woot also has some of the best deals I’ve seen for refurbished Kindle Voyage eReaders. It’s admittedly an older […]
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Daily Deals (2-24-2020)
So you signed up for that CBS All Access 1-month free trial I told you about on Friday, but now you’re looking for an easy way to stream to your TV? You’re in luck, because Amazon is running a sale on Fire TV media streamers, which means you can pick one up for as little […]
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2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV Stick hack: Unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery
Amazon’s 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick (the 1080p model that has a list price of $40) is powered by a MediaTek processor, much like Amazon’s Fire tablets. So it should come as no surprise that the same exploit that hackers have been using to unlock the bootloaders and root the latest 7 inch and 8 inch […]
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Daily Deals (2-14-2019)
Amazon’s entry-level Fire TV Stick sells for $40 and lets you stream 1080p content from the internet to your TV, while controlling everything using buttons or your voice, thanks to the company’s Alexa voice remote. But you know what’s better than a $40 media streamer? A $25 one. That’s how much Woot is selling the […]
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Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K for $50
Amazon is launching its first Fire TV Stick to support 4K HDR content. The new Fire TV Stick 4K is up for pre-order for $50 and it should begin shipping October 31st. The new model seems to be the latest flagship Fire TV — while Amazon is continuing to sell the Fire TV 4K pendant for […]
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Daily Deals (7-16-2018)
Amazon Prime Day starts this afternoon at 3:00PM Eastern and lasts all day tomorrow, which really makes it Prime Day and a half. You can check out our roundup of deals in our Prime Day article. But you don’t have to wait for the internet retail giant’s big sale to start in order to score […]
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Deals of the Day (6-21-2018)
Amazon’s new Fire TV Cube may be available today for $120… but if you don’t want hands-free voice controls for your TV, you can score pretty good choices on cheaper media streamers today. Amazon is selling refurbished Fire TV devices for as little as $30, and you can pick up a refurbished 1080p Roku stick for $35 […]
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Deals of the Day (6-11-2018)
Amazon’s new Fire TV Cube may be up for order for $120, but if you don’t need the Alexa smart speaker functions, you can save some money by picking up one of Amazon’s cheaper Fire TV devices… and today they’re cheaper than usual. The online retailer is selling the 4K-ready Amazon Fire TV for $50 […]